"Valley of the Dolls" by Eliot Fremont-Smith (1966)
". . . there's a great deal of suffering in this novel--what rising to the 'hill' of stardom, or even such lesser peaks as being a successful agent's wife, entails--which, the characters all tell each other, only Seconal can relieve. Unfortunately, for them and us, it doesn't."

"The Love Machine" (1969)
"'The Love Machine' is popcorn. It's salty (lots of four-letter words sprinkled into a morally square container). It dissolves in your mouth (the characters are so flat and interchangeable that at times I even forgot who Robin Stone was). It doesn't fill you up (I doubt if I've ever read a novel that made less of an impression). It goes down quickly and easily. It is the kernel of an idea . . . exploded into bite-sized nothingness."

Another Review of "The Love Machine" by Nora Ephron (1969)
"The publication of 'The Love Machine' should not be confused with a literary event. Not at all. There is nothing literary about Miss Susann . . . or her writing. She is a natural storyteller, but her characters' motivations leave much to be desired and their mental processes are often just plain silly."

"Once Is Not Enough" (1973)
"Once is more than enough, as this book and all of Jacqueline Susann's books prove."

"Dolores" (1976)
"Dolores Cortez Ryan is the fashion-plate widow of an assassinated President of the United States--obviously inspired by Jackie Onassis. . . . The novel is a fanzine version of clippings and rumors about the former First Lady and the people who surround her. The writing is sluggish and the plot limp."